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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,' AUGUST

Then came the famous Great WEATHER REPORT,

Eastern the last word" in marine Yesterday's weather report, fore-construction, with a speed of thir- chat and remarks, ieaued at the teen knots! For many years the Royal Observatory at 6.30 p.m., Campania and Lucaniz, both built stated:-

The anticyclone is central to the N.E. of Japan. Preasure is rela tively low over China and to the E. of Luza.

Local Forecast:-E. or variable winds, light, fine to e.oudy,

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HONG KONG, Aropst 26, 1999.

THIRTY-THREE KNOT

SHIPS..

It is notified that normal tale. graphic communication with Shang hai has been restored.

H.E. the Governor has accepted the resignation by Second Lieut. Ronald Dudley Read of his Com mission in the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps, with effect

Messra. W. S. Bailey & Co.'s, in 1803 for the Cunard line, held tender of 830,800 for the construes a single screw tenkwood the records for trans-Atlantic pass-tion of ages Then the first big German motor launch has been accepted by ships came on the scene and secured the Government. the coveted blue riband," only to lose it once more to the Cunard with their Mauretania. Up to 1807 the big Atlantic liners had been called "floating hotels," but with the appearance of the new Cunard ers people talked of "floating from August 20. cities, and assured themselves, and each other and everybody else that nothing bigger could possibly sail the seas. The Cunard ships were a hundred feet longer than the mighty Great Eastern, and just double the speed of that gigantic visse] - The "blue riband" of the Atlantic seemed to be safely in Britain's possession, and, as a matter of fact. it was until just a few weeks ago. The German liner Bremen clipped several hours, off the record made by the Mauretania, "and for the moment the blue riband" of the

The tender of Mr. Ip Lam Shang of Messrs. Wo Fat & Co., No. 12, Pottinger Street, for the continua tion of the Reclamation at Shauki- wan has been accepted. The figure quoted by Mr. lp was 817,776.

Accepting an invitation from the Shameen Tennis Club the team of the Canton 'Citizens' Athletic Club will play a friendly match with the Shameen teams on Saturday next at Shamera. The match will be played in doubles, nach club having

six pairs.

26, 1929.

TYPHOON TOLL.

JUNK FOUNDERS WITH

CARGO.

SIX LIVES LOST.

"Survivors al

Several motor accidents occurred The Automatic Age.

A report by the United States during the week-end. On Saturday morning two private cars collided, Department of Commerce contains a wheel and tyre being damaged the surprising information that one on the car of Mr. A. G: W. of the largest purchasers of nuto Two collimatie machines in the world' is Tickle, of the P.W.D. sions between motor vehicles and Siam where such appliances appear rickshaws wère also reported. The to be very popular at religious are also faira Large numbers rickshaws were damaged, but no

a trading junk persons were injured.

stated to be erected outside many of the shrines and temples through which sank during the typhoon out the country. Weighing ma- were brought to the Colony during chines are mostly in vogue and the the week-end by a Bshing boat. Siamese apparently

"In a report to the police, one of precincts of religious houses as at tractive business centres suitable for the six survivors, the mistress of their establishment. Bimilar de- vices for selling sweets of all kinds the vessel, stated that the junk are also extremely popular and no left Tung Kun in Chincee territory doubt the enterprising American bound for Hong Kong with a cargo trade investigator will come across machines where a atang in the slat will return matches and smokes.

In Rome last month the Actu Apostolicae Sedis published the "instructions issued by the Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments for the guidance of Parish Priests in the celebration of matrimony." The first of these directs Roman Catholics to perform the religious ceremony only; as there is now, in consequence of the Concordat, "no reason, excuse, or pretext" for not doing so. Roman Catholics who celebrate a civil marriage even though they intend to follow it up by the religious ceremony are to be treated as public sinners and the Parish Priest in such cases is to act in accordance with Canon 1086,

Winston's Gesture,

favour the

Mr. Edward Marsh, combined the roles of friend and secretary of Mr. Churchill when he was at the Exchequer. In many places about

Shortly after of 70,000 bricks. noon on Thursday, the vessel en- countered the typhoon near Chik Wan, in Chinese waters, and sank. six-year-old boy Five women and a were drowned.

"

The survivors were picked up in the country where Mr. Churchill an exhausted condition on Friday was to be found, there, too, would

morning. They had managed to Forsyte Chronicles."

be the faithful Eddie," savouring Mr. John Galsworthy has prehis wine with the sins of a con- keep afcat since the previous day sented to the Trustees of the British noisseur and, through his eyeglass, by clinging to a portion of the

regarding circumjacent humanity. Museum, on behalf of the nation, with a look which doubted its vin- the original autograph MSS. with tage. A reporter once called on the author's corrections and visions, of his series of Forsyte Chronicles," a gift that is estimat ed to be commercially worth £8,000 The "Forsyte Chroo ielca comprise both the "Forsyte to £10,000. Saga" (The Man of

Indian Summer of a

In Chancery,'

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Out-Station Damage.

Mr. Churchill in the Midland "Police launches have been patrol- Hotel, Manchester, to see if a ling the outskirts to ascertain the advance copy of a speech were available. The Chancellor was re- typhoon damage. A wireless report cumbent on the bed: "Eddie was from No. 4 launch stated that 'dom- reading. What did I do with the notes of that speech, Eddie!" Mr. age was done by the typhoon to Churchill asked. Eddie scarcely the walls und windows of Yung Shu raised his eyes.

You threw them Wan Police Station on Lamma

"Oh, into the waste-paper basket.""

Island.

Another message from No. launch stated that the steps of the pier at Castle Peak are missing.

The Gazette announces that at the expiration of three months. The Connaught Investment Co., Ltd., and The Kong Ah C., Ltd., will, unless cause is shewn to the co-To Let ) and the Modern trary, be struck off the register Comedy" ("The White Monkey,"

no; I wouldn't do that." Eddie and the said companies will be The Silver Spoon" and "Swan looked pained at the note of doubt Song"). The MS. of "The Man You did, Winston," he protested of Property"! was unfortunately distinctly remember the sea Work is to be started on the destroyed, but the rest have beenture." And the connoisseur of

preserved in handsome red morocco gesture was right. cases simulating the appearance books. The MSS. of living authers are not, often accepted by the British Museum, but the precedent

dissolved.

Ir is a remarkable fact that a steamship built twenty-two years ngo has just made a trip across the Atlantie in four hours less than her own best time and that a world record until a few weeks ago. Still more remarkable is it that a vessel built in 1807 has proved herself to be practically as fast as the world's " which has latest speed queen just made her maiden voyage. The N.D.L. Bremen--most modern of modern ships said to embody all the very latest ideas in marine en- gineering and designing making for high speed, proves in practice to be scarcely any more speedy than her twenty-year-old rival. The astonishingly small difference of two hours in a trans-Atlantic passage of some three thousand miles almost trans-Atlantic ships, it is surely im-:

Atlantic is in German bands. But it will not be very long before Ger- many's "claim will be challenged. During the coming autumn it is hoped to obtain financial assistance from the L.S. Government for the building of two ships larger than the Leviathan and faster than any thing afloat. Two Italian shipping companies are planning the build- ing of two vessels for the trans- Atlantic service, about the size of Aberdeen waterworks scheme, tend the Aquitania, and also faster thaners now being invited for the con- any vessel now on that run-ostruction of the upper dam. The excluding the present record-holder. work comprises the construction of Whether any of these ships wi!! a concrete dam approximately 423 actually make a mean speed of feet in length and 110 feet in thirty knots remains to be seen.

height; approximately 900 feet of Whatever may be possible in the catchwater and contingent works. way of increasing the speed of

A Chinese was brought to the

of

"Semi-Barbarous Belisia."

Coolie Injured.

A "coolie belonging to the Botanical and Forestry Department. "We need a supply of Christian

Was admitted to the Kowloon of "The Dynasts" has been follow-prophet theologians, who, discard. ed in the case of The Forsyte ing obsolete standpoints, will re- Hospital suffering from "abracions. Chronicles." The MSS, have been shape the Church's message," said He had a fall from a tree in placed on view in the Grenville the Bishop of Birmingham, when Nathan Road while cutting down Room at the British Musevin. instituting the Rev. R. D. Richard- damaged branches.

son to the benefice of All Saints,

Four Oaks. Bridge Builders,

he said, "who will unite the

Christian tradition to the new Looking Back 25 Years.

suggests that the limit of speed possible to go beyond the standara | Central Police Station on Saturday others, have contributed to a dis. knowledge of our time, are urgent-

well under a week, as compared appearance of soldiers, in the upper-Telegraph sets out the teaching of

part of Ice Home Street near St.

Paul's College. Investigations fail. ad to locate the assailants.

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Tourist Troubles in France.

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The failure of the electric power ly needed. "No pan can be a supply yesterday forenoon must fearless pioneer in the reconstruc- have been keenly felt all over the tion of Christian belief unless he city. We can speak for one business. is assured that truth is the gift of establishment, where the incon God. He must have faith that the venience was great. The heavy Christinn view of life, out of rain made all dark for several which Western civilisation has hours, and the electric light chose the darkest hour for refusing to emerged, will not be destroyed by the knowledge which that civilisa shine. We then discovered that

do The semi-barbar- candles tion has won'

and punkaha ous sacramental beliefs which had work in harmony. If the punkabs of late become common in the swung, the candles melted, away; Church were a hindrance to true if they didn't swing, we melt- religion. Much so-called Christianed. The machine-man slept through the know. ing orthodox was disguised materi- ledge that the wheels would not go

round, and that it was not hi

the editoria! fault. To add to worries, with a row of houses blown. down, one vessel swamped, and one of the reporting staff must needs allow himself to be impri soned on the wrong side of the harbour. The ferries had stopped running on account of the typhoon, and numerous Kowloon folk will have to seek provender and lodg ment in Victoria until the service If this sort of things hap- pens often, and it seems it has been frequently the rase in the past. we shall begin to agitate for an underground railway to Kowloon or an aerial railway. The ferry

resumes.

Reality of Hell.” Writers of various theological schools, scientiste, novelists, and

at son has been reached, and that in of sumptuous luxury which has been

cussion in the Daily Telegraph on men's conceptions and fear of Hell, this respect engineering skill in 1999 attained. There is something in-aight with wounds in the head. He was later sent to hospital. He

to which modern thought gives a in incapable of much improvement congruous about the skill, ingenuity, told the police that he was attack. much less materialistic aspect than upon the ingentity of 1907. This and expense applied to the fitting-ed by two Europeans, having the that accepted by our forefathers. Abbot Butler, in the pages of the view, however, is not taken by the up of vessels whose voyages last "big men in the shipping world

the Roman Catholic Church on on either side of the Atlantic, and with the very limited range of

Hell. There is, he declares, "no plans are actually in hand for the comforts provided on board ships

room for modern speculations: the doctrine must remain for Catholics building of several vessels faster which take a full three months to

substantially in its primitive ter and bigger than anything now make a round voyage. The trans

When a woman was charged with

rors." Hell is, in short, a great and appalling mystory. Of the afloat.

Atlantic tripper is not at sea long

keeping a brothel in Jervois problem of evil no philosophy offers theology, which prided itself on beit The "blue riband' of the enough to get tired of it; the Far Street, she stated that the establish- any really satisfying solution. alism.

"The real substantial punishment Atlantic was held by Great Britain Eastern traveller has to spend as KONG STOCK EXCHANGE, and will hence for nineteen years, but national many weeks on board as the other ment was under the proprietorship and pain of Hell," saya Abbot But

of a district watchman and that ler, is the pain of loss. The Shoplifting in Sydney. Name of HARRY O. ODELL & CO., rivalry was not dead during that has days, but little is done to she was only an employee. A pre- real substantial joy of "Heaven is "Shoplifting is a very serious face of face, and knowing Him af pounds worth of goods are lost time. Germany, the United States, provide him with more than thevious conviction against her for the the Beatific Vision, the seeing God menace in Sydney, and thousands other typhonic damage to ascertain, and France cach had hopes of build- minimum of comfort. On the great same type of offence was proved. even as we are known. Theach year. I consider that "the ing a ship which would beat Atlantic liners one lives precisely and a fine of $100 or two months' Catholic Church. can" DO more solution of the problem rests with Britain's best. Not only this, but as in a paintíal hotel; those who do hard labour imposed by Mr. T, M.

tolerate any explaining away of niagistrates, who should greatly Hell than she could tolerate an ex-increase the penalties for such other British shipping companies not wish either to see the occan

Hazlerigg. Another woman was plaining away of Heaven.

offences." The foregoing remarks had hopes of wresting the riband or feel its life-saving breath need fined a similar gum in connection

were recently by Mr. H. M. Mag- ken, president of the Retail Trad- from the Cunard Line, and at the not be so incommoded. (Its motion with a house kept in Feel Street.

era' Association of Sydney.. Com- A foreign journalist might be menting, on a recent statement of moment new Atlantic liners area imperceptible, save in really bad either in contemplation or actually weather.) They can eat, drink,

accused of prejudice or ill-manners Mr. Gater, CS.M., that there was under construction of unprecedent dance, play, sleep, swim, and exer.

not the lightest doubt in his mind in drawing attention to the vexa- ed size and speed. The White Star ise on une or other of the dozen

tous formalities to which tourists that the manner in which goods have to submit in France, but the were strewn about nowadays was Lin has laid down a 60,000-ton decks to be found below the pro-

matter has been the subject of a distinct temptation to weak-minded Vessel 1,000 feet long-the Oceanic: menade. If in doubt as to which letters revealing that most of them vigorous protest in an important people, Mr. Macken said changed o'clock, and those who, had gone

French daily paper, which, politi-conditions made the display of the Cunard has plans in hand for deck he really wants, the

* Mr. Gates, re- were attracted by the novelty of the cally at least, cannot be accused of goods pecessary. two similar ships, the French are simply tells the elevator-attendant, adventure but some were undoubted lack of patriotism. The writer fers to the old days when people overlooking the Southern Side of the contemplating laying down a vessel who puts him out" on the rightly qualified to take part in the draws attention to the deplorable had to ask for anything they want first impression of French honestyed." continued Mr. Macken. To bigger and better than their 43,000 floor. People who prefer ocean

establishment of bases. The forth which foreigners must receive from day there is such a multiplicity of ton Ile de France, and the United travel in this grand manner"

coming expedition was unauitable the way of porters and taxi drivers new goods on the market that we States Lines announces their inten-naturally want to travel fast. The for women, he said, as sleighing in taking advantage of their ignorare obliged to display them where tion of building two ships faster strain of speed on the men in the was too arduous, but under pro- unce on their first arrival, and goes the people can see them. Often the than the Bremen and bigger than engine-room and up on the bridge per conditions these women would on to describe the official worries assistants themselves do not know probably do as well as men, For First there is the police slip, on what is in stock, and it would be the 60,000 Levinthan. The Blue is nothing compared to the strain

the most part they were capable which each traveller must write his impossible to shut goods away. name, age, and place of birth. im- Also, we find that people these days Ribbon liners, under the American of utter boredom experienced by scientists though they were pre flag, are to maintain a regular four-“ smart" men and women tempor-pared to set in all sorts of capaci- mediately on arriving at an hotel, like to handle the goods before ties. No woman of any race bad and must state where he was an they purchase them. In any case, day service between Montauk Point, arily deprived of all that to them-set trodden, the Antarctic. The the previous night. As this in the fact that goods are displayed N.Y., and Plymouth, and are to be makes life worth living. After all, personnel of the expedition will information is never checked by any dons not entitle people, to step! elude a wireless operator and two body its value to the police cannot them. A case of shoplifting is capable of making 23 koots! The they complain, even a Morris can airmen, the latter probably mem- be great. Then there is the identity similar to the case of a person who Bremen is regarded as a five-day make thirty-three knots-why not an bers of the Royal Australian Air card, which every foreigner must takes a taxi ride and at the end of have if he stays longer than two it walks away without paying. As ship; the new American liners are ocean speedster capable of seventy 7 Force. Preference is being given to

Australians in view of future ex-months, involving personal attend for the temptation, one might just péditions:

ance at the Prefecture de Police as well say that the sight of a bottle to be four-day ships-what ext↑

and waiting in line there on two of beer in the window of an hotel Obviously the three-day ship-not

occasions, as well as furnishing tempts a man to go and have a drink." Mr. Macken Enid they faster than 33 knots, but cutting

four photographs, marriage certi- down time by working closely in

Licates, children's birth certificates, were not so much concerned with and certificates of residence. Surely, the weak-minded people who gave conjunction with airplane connec tions at each end. Passengers în n' hurry and trans-Atlantic million

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to-

service to Kowloon ceased at one across to tiffin were unable to get back, while the many who were un- able to cross over to their homes

excuses communicated their their friends on the peninsula by the courtesy of the police, who are in telephonic communication with the mainland.-Hong Kong Daily Preex, Aug. 26, 1904.

Toys to the child; arms to the Looking Back 50 Years.

soldier; capital to the merchant and to the Government, revenue. We treat now of revenue. Por- tentous term; bow insignificant in.. form, yet how immense in sugges tion. Wanting it, where would be our existence in the Colony; where; our useful and ornamental Gover- nor, Heads of Departmenta, and motley Police; where our breezy boulevards, savoury drains, and impregnable seawalls; without re- venue again oh where, and oh where would be our benevolent and palatial Institution for the hospit able entertainment, purification and fattening of the redolent and erring subjects of the effugent Son of Heaven? The reply is, in the language of our American cousins, simply nowhere. The enjoyment of these desiderata being then impos sible apart from "revenue, the one being as indivisible from the other 1s substance, and shadow, arises the question when and how best

Signor Mussolini is now to have his own yacht. Originally complet ed on the Clyde in 1905 and called the Nirvana,. it passed into the

of tected against undesirable aliens the professional shoplifters, Government and under the name

"without annoying honest tourists whom there were dozens in Sydney. of Taurus was employed as

Many cases of weak-minded peo- as much as thia." It is, of course, "stationnaire on the Bosporus. During the War the vessel was not only in connection with for-ple who give way to temptation taken by the Italians, who christen eigners that French administrative never find their way to the court," added Mr. Macken. "Buch pro- red-tape is employed. One day ed it the Marichiro and used it as a small auxiliary craft to their workman noticed that somebody ple, when they are caught, are often Fleet. Now that the vessel is being had thrown away a live shell-no lectured and sent away. It is a put at the disposal of the Prime doubt an old war souvenir-on a different matter when it comes to is it to be obtained? a question Minister he has once again chang- piece of waste land. He reported the professional shoplifter the per- which has puzzled the wisest beads. ed her name and is known as the the discovery to the nearest sergeant son who leaves home with the de- Under any but an absolute outro Aurora. The yacht in about 1,500 de ville, who solemnly noted his liberate intention of stealing from eratie Government, at least it is tona. Her reconditioning is report name, Christian name, and address, shops. It must be a source of de- difficult to reply to. The attempts A week later he received a call light to the professional person to at its solution have originated dis- ed to have been carried out on luxurious lines and to have cost á from another representative of the be fined £5 or £10 at a court. These cords innumerable, aud strife un- large sum. Needless to say, the Prefect of Police, who demanded are the people who are the great measurable, in all ages and over yacht will be fitted with wireless further particulars as to his nation- menace, and these are the people the whole habitable globe. No apparatus, so that the Duce mayality and military service. Three who want punithing more severely doubt the subject will remain a nut a similar They must be stopped." Mr. Mac to crack for coming generations ao remain in touch with affairs. The weeks later there was vessel has been fitted with two small visit. That was three months ago, ken said that, in spite of staffs of long as organized society shall guns so that she may reply to and the live shell is still lying detectives, only about one shoplifter last-Hong Kong Daily Press,

on the piece of waste land..

in ten was caught.

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